Live Recap: Research In Motion 3Q Earnings Call

Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins holds up a prototype of the BlackBerry 10 smartphone in May.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion didn’t post stellar earnings for the third quarter as expected, but it at least beat analysts’ predictions.

RIM delivered an adjusted loss of 22 cents a share, while revenue fell nearly 50% to $2.73 billion. A Thomson Reuters’ survey of analysts forecast a loss of 35 cents a share and revenue of $2.66 billion.

However, the company lost 1 million subscribers between its last report and three months ago after 2 million in the previous period. This is a key metric as analysts look to see if RIM can hold onto its subscriber base ahead of the new BlackBerry launch in January.

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